March 03, 2015, 8:00AM

I think state Sen. Raymond Lesniak needs to check the batteries in his calculator when it comes to Rutgers University. Rutgers subsidizes the athletic program by $36 million a year. He assumes Rutgers will receive $44.5 million from the Big Ten conference., but that will merely fill an existing financial gap. A decent-sized arena with a capacity of around 15,000... Full story »

February 27, 2015, 5:35PM

By Bill Mesce Jr. Earlier this week, contract negotiations between Rutgers' faculty and administration log-jammed over a clause giving the administration power to freeze salaries subject to "adequate funding." The faculty claims the clause is overly vague and essentially allows the administration to freeze salaries at will. Let's give this brawl a little context. This comes a few weeks after... Full story »

February 23, 2015, 4:37PM

Patrick Awosogba of East Brunswick collapsed about 2 p.m. in the Cook/Douglass Recreation Center, according to Rutgers spokesman E.J. Miranda. He later died at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. Full story »

February 23, 2015, 11:56AM

The union representing Rutgers' professors is asking the university to change long-standing contract language that says any negotiated raises are subject to "adequate funding" from the state. Full story »

February 22, 2015, 1:16PM

NEW BRUNSWICK - A Planning Board vote on a controversial proposal to build a 57-unit apartment building near Rutgers University has been delayed until March. The decision to delay came at the end of a marathon board meeting held earlier this month, in which opponents of the Rutgers-approved project pleaded with board members not to grant its backers a parking variance.... Full story »

February 13, 2015, 3:25PM

Camden Mayor Dana Redd, left, gives interview tips to Camden High School senior Siobhan Forrester-Long after the Rowan University/Rutgers-Camden Board of Governors approved a 12-month program that offers medical assistant apprenticeships in local ambulatory outpatient offices for for high school students in Camden, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015. The enrollees receive medical assistant certificate training, which can lead to full-time employment....

February 12, 2015, 4:02PM

Colleges and universities in New Jersey would have to publish a monthly list of alleged sexual assaults and provide an advocate for all sexual assault victims under bills passed today by the Senate Higher Education Committee. Full story »

February 10, 2015, 6:50PM

Woodrow Wilson High School senior Kama Jean-Juste smiles during the Rowan University/Rutgers-Camden Board of Governors meeting after the board approves a 12-month program that offers medical assistant apprenticeships in local ambulatory outpatient offices for for high school students in Camden, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015. The enrollees receive medical assistant certificate training, which can lead to full-time employment. (Lori M. Nichols...

February 10, 2015, 6:50PM

Camden Mayor Dana Redd, left, gives interview tips to Camden High School senior Siobhan Forrester-Long after the Rowan University/Rutgers-Camden Board of Governors approved a 12-month program that offers medical assistant apprenticeships in local ambulatory outpatient offices for for high school students in Camden, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015. The enrollees receive medical assistant certificate training, which can lead to full-time employment....

February 10, 2015, 6:50PM

Woodrow Wilson High School senior Justin Ramirez, right, speaks during the Rowan University/Rutgers-Camden Board of Governors meeting in Camden, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015. The board approved a 12-month program that offers medical assistant apprenticeships in local ambulatory outpatient offices for for high school students in Camden. The enrollees receive medical assistant certificate training, which can lead to full-time employment. (Lori...

February 10, 2015, 6:50PM

Hon. Jack Collins, chairman of the Rowan University/Rutgers-Camden Board of Governors, second from right, speaks during the board meeting in Camden, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015. The board approved a 12-month program that offers medical assistant apprenticeships in local ambulatory outpatient offices for for high school students in Camden. The enrollees receive medical assistant certificate training, which can lead to full-time...

February 10, 2015, 5:52PM

Hon. Jack Collins, chairman of the Rowan University/Rutgers-Camden Board of Governors, second from right, speaks during the board meeting in Camden, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015. The board approved a 12-month program that offers medical assistant apprenticeships in local ambulatory outpatient offices for for high school students in Camden. The enrollees receive medical assistant certificate training, which can lead to full-time...